Izvor Music was formed in 1996 by David Bilides initially to
facilitate the publishing of a book of Macedonian folk
songs. “Izvor” means “source”, as in a well or spring, and the sources for
Izvor Music are Macedonia, the Balkans and the cultures that have influenced their music. This is
a musically rich and varied area, and Izvor Music’s focus is primarily the folk music of
the region.

In addition to publishing books and CDs, Izvor Music has produced Balkan music
concerts. Future plans include more books, CDs, and music transcriptions, and archiving older
recordings of Balkan folk music.

The navigation menu at the top of each page will take you to the different areas of this site. Besides perusing the Izvor Music-related items found on the News page, you can...

...see the four books currently published, including Macedonian songs and kaval ornamentation, on the Books page.